Russell Grant
Russell Grant - actor, singer, writer, media personality, legendary Strictly contestant and astrologer - returns to Radio 2 to present music from his first love, musical theatre.
Russell Grant - actor, singer, writer, media personality, legendary Strictly contestant and astrologer returns to Radio 2 to present music from his first love - musical theatre.
Russell Grant? He's an astrologer isn't he? Well, in fact Russell is an experienced thespian. His parents both worked behind the scenes at Pinewood Studios where young Russell first caught the showbiz bug.
His acting career started at the age of 10 in an edition of 麻豆社1's Wednesday play. As a young actor he appeared in many classic sitcoms of the 1970s including On the Buses, Please Sir!, and Doctor in the House. But before he took off as Britain's best known reader of the stars - he trod the boards on the musical stage. He was Prince Chululongkorn in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I; Slogger Williams in Tom Brown's Schooldays (Chris Andrews) and toured in Kings Rhapsody by Ivor Novello. He's been Puck in Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream; he's been Teen Angel in Grease; a snake in Children of Eden (Stephen Schwarz) and the narrator in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. He's appeared with Tommy Steele in Hans Christian Anderson and he took over from Michael Crawford as the wizard in the West End production of The Wizard of Oz.
So tonight with the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell and some of the West End's finest singers at his disposal he recalls some of his favourite musicals including - Mame (Jerry Herman); Kismet (Wright and Forrest); Gypsy (Jule Styne) and Carousel (Rodgers and Hammerstein).
First broadcast in 2018.
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Overture - Gypsy (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Overture - King's Rhapsody (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Sophie-Louise Dann & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
It's Bound To Be Right On The Night (Gay's The Word) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Overture - The King And I (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Damian Thantrey & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Where Is The Life That Late I Led (Kiss Me Kate) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
From This Moment On (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Kate Valentine & the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
And This is My Beloved (Kismet) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Sophie-Louise Dann & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Just You Wait Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Get Me To The Church On Time (My Fair Lady) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Damian Thantrey & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
On The Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Overture - Iolanthe (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Dan Mcgrath, Josh Philips & Laurie Holloway Orchestra
Strictly Come Dancing Theme
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Pat Suzuki
I Enjoy Being A Girl (The Flower Drum Song)
- The Flower Drum Song.
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Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes, Elijah Kelley, John Travolta & Queen Latifah
You Can't Stop The Beat (Hairspray)
- Hairspray.
- Universal.
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Dusty Springfield
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- Dusty - The Silver Collection.
- Philips.
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Original London Cast
Overture - High Spirits
- High Spirits.
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Diana Ross
Chain Reaction
- Now That's What I Call Music '86.
- Now.
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Nuns Chorus
Maria (The Sound of Music)
- Sound of Music(soundtrack).
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Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Overture - Mame
- Mame.
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Overture - Hans Christian Anderson (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Kate Valentine & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Something Wonderful (The King And I) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
People Will Say We're In Love (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Overture - Bitter Sweet (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Kate Valentine & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Waltz Of My Heart (The Dancing Years) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Damian Thantrey & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
And Her Mother Came Too (A to Z) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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Sophie-Louise Dann & 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Feed The Birds (Mary Poppins) (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
Carousel Waltz (Friday Night Is Music Night)
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麻豆社 Concert Orchestra
High Adventure (Friday Night Is Music Night Sig Tune)
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
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| Performer | 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra |
Broadcasts
- Fri 9 Feb 2018 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Fri 19 Oct 2018 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
- Sun 20 Jun 2021 19:00麻豆社 Radio 2
